Trollhunters

Trollhunters is an American computer-animated fantasy series created for Netflix by Guillermo del Toro and produced by DreamWorks Animation and Double Dare You. [2]

The first two episodes of the series premiered on October 8, 2016, at the New York Comic Con . [1] [3] It was released worldwide Netflix is on December 23, 2016. [4] The series Was Nominated for four Annie Awards in 2017 , winning three in the categories of Outstanding Achievement in Character Animation, Character Design, Storyboarding and in An Animated Television / Broadcast Production. On February 9, 2017, Netflix renewed the series for a second season of thirteen episodes, which is set to be released later in 2017. [5] It will be adapted in a comic book by Marc Guggenheim and Richard Hamilton. [6]

Synopsis

Beneath the fictional town of Arcadia, a humans are oblivious to. The trolls ‘common enemy are the Gumm-Gumms, evil trolls from the Darklands, which is the trolls’ chosen warrior, known as the “Trollhunter”, is supposed to protect them from, among other dark miscreants.

Fifteen year-old James “Jim” Lake Jr and his friend Toby finds a mystical amulet which grants him the Trollhunter mantle. He is shortly approached by his new troll mentors, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH !!!. Despite his initial reluctance of leading two difficult lives, he eventually accepted his role after discovering that the amulet would nevertheless lead to its return. Trollhunter stirs resentment, but he quickly gains their honor. (Toby dubs “Gnome Chomsky”) and discovers that goblins and changelings are gathering for the completion of Killahead Bridge,

While discovering more mysteries, he is forced to reveal the truth about his life to Claire Nuñez when she becomes a target of the goblins. After he, Toby, Blinky, AAARRRGGHH !!! And Draal infiltrate the gathering and destroy the bridge, Jim is forced to battle Bular and eventually kills him. He returns to Trollmarket, where the citizens celebrate Bular’s defeat.

Shortly afterwards, Claire proposes a quest into the Darklands to rescue her baby brother Enrique, who has been replaced with a changeling who they dub NotEnrique. Darklands is to kill Gunmar – the only way to destroy him with the three Triumbic Stones. After finding the first two, their enemy Strickler frees ancient troll assassin Angor Rot from his bonds – using Angor’s ring, he forces him under his control. After Jim indirectly causes her to break, Angor goes on rampage, attempting to kill Strickler and Jim – in the process, Strickler and Jim’s mother are injured. Trollmarket’s leader, Vendel, informs Jim that the only way to cure it is to break the bond spell that ties his mother’s and Strickler’s fates together – S memories of the troll world are erased. Strickler hands Jim the last Triumbic Stone.

Angor Rot begins to invade Trollmarket after stealing the key from Toby and Claire. They defeat him. During his rampage, however, AAARRRGGHH !!! Is killed, much to the grievance of the group, especially Toby. Thinking that he was responsible for the death and the endangerment of his friends, Jim sets off to the Darklands alone, not wanting to lose any more of them.

Cast

Anton Yelchin as James “Jim” Lake Jr./Trollhunter, [1] [2] the first human Trollhunter and a reluctant hero under pressure of two difficult lives. He has a talent for cookingand sword-fighting , and cares deeply for his mother and friends.

Charlie Saxton as Tobias “Toby” Domzalski, [7] Jim’s best friend and brother figure who aids him in his quests. He obtains a magical warhammer.

Jonathan Hyde as Walt Strickler, [7] Jim’s teacher (truly a Changeling), who works alongside the Gumm-Gumms.

Kelsey Grammer as Blinky, [2] Jim’s troll mentor whose head holds six eyes. Jim sees him as his surrogate father. A wise and scholarly troll with a heart of gold, Blinky is fascinated by the human world and takes full advantage of a period in which he is cursed into the form of a human to satisfy his curiosity. His secret desire has always been to drive a car.

Fred Tatasciore as AAARRRGGHH !!!, [7] Jim’s ally who has a deep bond with Toby. He was born a Krubera troll but joined the Gumm-Gumm army – after his traumatizing experience there, he became a self-proclaimed pacifist and remains guilty about his past. Despite his peaceful demeanor, he will fight with all his strength to protect those he cares about.

Lexi Medrano as Claire Nuñez, [7] Jim’s friend and love interest. She is a feisty, kind, jolly, sarcastic, curious, and intelligent tomboy who enjoys books and is a talented martial artist and gymnast . She obtains the Shadowstaff, a staff capable of creating portals through the user’s emotions.

Victor Raider-Wexler as Vendel, leader of Trollmarket. An an old and wizened troll, Vendel is at first suspicious of Jim and seems a forever pessimist.

Ron Perlman as Bular, [2] the sound of Gunmar. A hulking, powerful troll warrior, Bular was obsessed with freeing his father from the Darklands, so that they might have a family again.

Amy Landecker as Barbara Lake, [7] Jim’s overprotective and suspicious mother. Her husband left her when Jim was five years old.

Steven Yeun as Steve Palchuk, [1] Jim’s narcissistic bully.

Matthew Waterson as Draal, the sound of previous Trollhunter Kanjigar. He is originally jealous and suspicious of Jim but later Jim is fighting tutor. During the final battle with Bular, Trollhunter amulet, and later attained a mechanical prosthetic . Draal explains that his father kept his distance from him as he grew up, and he had hoped to become the next Trollhunter that could earn his father’s approval.

Lauren Tom as Ms. Nomura, the changeling museum curator.

Jimmie Wood as NotEnrique, the Changeling replacing Enrique. He has a rocky but brotherly relationship with Claire.

Clancy Brown as Gunmar, the iron-fisted leader of the Gumm-Gumms who resides in the Darklands.

Tom Hiddleston & James Purefoy as Kanjigar the Courageous, the noble Trollhunter before Jim. His ghost tutors Jim and often worries of his team fighting, believing that to endanger his friends – this leads to Jim’s guilt and venturing into the Darklands alone.

Ike Amadi as Angor Rot, a mysterious ancient troll assassin with an unknown past who hunts down Trollhunters’ souls. In ancient times, Angor made a deal with the witch Baba Yaga, surrendering his own soul in return for his mystic powers.

Rodrigo Blaas as Gnome Chomsky, a Gnome with sharp teeth adopted by Toby.

Production

Initially, del Toro envisioned the idea as a live action television series; However this was deemed impractical due to budgetary concerns, and as a result he would turn the idea into a book. DreamWorks then planned to turn the book into an animated feature film, but eventually decided to instead turn it into a series. [8]

Del Toro modeled the show’s sensibilities after-shows he Grew up with Such As Jonny Quest , Identifying Them as “really earnest and emotionally beautiful”. [9] To this end, he sought to make the main character of Jim “in that 70s mold,” and “really a very good boy” with del Toro noting that this was a constant struggle for him to express both writers and actors. [10] Eventually he cam across Anton Yelchin , Who embodied Those qualities ALTHOUGH by del Toro’s estimate it still _him_ Took A Few sessions to fully Understand the character. [10]

When creating the show’s narrative, del Toro noted that he wanted a “bittersweet journey” for the main character dealing with issues that most “powered fantasies” failed to address, telling indiewire. high school and you can-have your problems. Then you get all powers thesis and Then You-have a different set of problems. There is not Such a thing as a final, great outcome. ‘ ” [9]

Yelchin’s final projects as he died shortly after recording his most character’s dialogue. [11] Producer del Toro refused to replace his recordings, [12] which del Toro noted was a challenge for the show’s recording engineers. [10] Of his decision of the Toro stated that the actor “was proud of what he did, and we were so proud of how he did it.” I have been working for a long time and I have been working for a long time. [8]

Toby and Claire are constantly fighting because Claire got the Shadow Staff and Toby feels slighted. Toby and Claire tackle a Trollhunter task so Jim can win a Spring King challenge. In the process, they master new weapons.

20

“Where Is My Mind?”

Elaine Bogan

Story by : Dan Hageman & Kevin HagemanTeleplay by : AC Bradley

December 23, 2016

When a horde of pixies descends on Arcadia Oaks High, the students are sent into a tailspin; Angor Rot has a surprising proposal for Jim.

The heroes brace for Angor Rot invade and get ready for the fight of their lives; Jim finds the last Triumbric Stone.

Reception

Critical reception

Trollhunters has received acclaim from critics. The review aggregator web site Rotten Tomatoes has a 93% approval rating of 7.81 / 10 based on 15 reviews for the first season. The website’s consensus reads, ” Trollhunters manages to capture Toro’s enthusiasm for telling monster stories, in a youthful and more colorful fashion that may well earn him a new generation of fans.” [13] On Metacritic , the season has a standardized score of 69 out of 100 based on 7 reviews, indicating “favorable reviews”. [14]

In 2017, it received six Daytime Emmys , more than any other television program, animated or live action, that year. [15]

On January 30, 2017, Trollhunters writers Kevin & Dan Hageman stated that it is the most successful Netflix to show that is targeted at a younger audience. [16]

Accolades

year

Award

Category

Nominee (s)

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2017

Annie Awards

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in Animated Television / Broadcast Production

Mike Chaffe for character Blinky in “Becoming, Part 1”

Won

[17]

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV / Broadcast Production